Upcoming Group Classes (Fall 2025)
Our group classes meet once a week, for two hours. Each level runs for 8 (eight) weeks.
Some classes are online, some are in person. The investment for each course (8 sessions) is $360.00, with the option of 4 interest-free installments of $90.00 , with AfterPay® .
Click on the ENROLL button for your chosen course for more information.
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Beginners' Portuguese 1
Saturdays 3:00pm-5:00pm CST
Here, Students learn pronunciation to describe themselves and others around them. They acquire the fundamentals in grammar (noun/adjective order, gender, plurals, possessive pronouns, etc), as well as an introduction to verbs.
From September 27th to December 20th, 2025 (8 weeks) In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
Saturdays 12:30pm-2:30pm CST
Intermediate Portuguese 1
Here students will learn about verbs that are commonly used to describe one’s morning routine and also express mutual actions between two people, such as “we help each other” (nos ajudamos). They will also learn new adjectives to describe personality traits and new nouns to talk about food, order at a restaurant, and follow a recipe. In class and at home, students will continue to talk about actions that happened in the past while incorporating new verbs into this tense. Teachers will continue to help students pluralize difficult words, and will also introduce the use of direct object pronouns.
From Setember 27th to December 20th, 2025 (8 weeks).
In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
Fridays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Intermediate Portuguese 2
Students will learn to make comparisons and express their preference for certain foods, places, and people. In conversations with each other, students will talk about their childhood and their past experiences using the imperfect tense. This course will also engage students’ conceptions about the typical Brazilian, and challenge the way Brazil is portrayed in news, art, and popular culture.ns such as shopping, ordering food, making plans with friends and planning a trip.
From October 3rd to December 19th, 2025 (8 weeks).
In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
Mondays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Intermediate Portuguese 3
In this course, students will learn the basics of talking on the phone, sending email, and writing a letter (or maybe just a text!) in Brazil. In addition, “para aula” exercises will help students practice opening a bank account, looking for an apartment, and finding one’s way through the airport. Teachers will continue to discuss the various variations of Portuguese spoken around the world, and focus on specific regions of Brazil that are of interest to students. Finally, students will be able to talk about their plans for the future, from dream jobs to plans for the night.
From November 10th, 2025, to February 2nd, 2026. (8 weeks).
In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Advanced Portuguese 2
Many sessions in this course are devoted to learning to express emotion, doubt, desire, and other uncertain or subjective states of being. In addition, students will continue to learn new ways to use familiar verbs, and incorporate more colloquial language into their vocabularies. Teachers will bring in more fiction and Brazilian folklore for the class to discuss.
From October 15th to December 17th, 2025 (8 weeks)
In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
Thursdays 6:30pm-8:00pm CST*
Advanced Portuguese 3
This course will include news articles about recent events in Brazil as well as popular fiction. Students will be introduced to the “cronica,” a unique and varied type of newspaper column. In order to reinforce learned verb tenses, students will casually discuss their own thoughts about the future and learn more about the history of Brazil. This course will serve as a model and a preparation for later conversation-based "Advanced Conversation classes.
From November 6th, 2025, to January 22nd, 2026 (8 weeks)
This class meets online. Max 8 students per class.
*This is a very small class; each session is 90 minutes
Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Advanced Conversation
This is an advanced conversation course designed for students nearly fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, or those who have completed the equivalent of the Advanced Portuguese 3 course.
From November 11th, 2025, to February 3rd, 2026 (8 weeks)
This class meets online. Max 8 students per class.
Customized Group Classes
(Online only)
Get your group of friends or family, or your team of colleagues, to learn Portuguese together! We offer language classes and cross-cultural trainings that will considerable improve your connections with Brazil and Brazilians. We tailor our classes to your group's needs. Consult us for more information.
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Una opción es tomar clases en grupo, online. Otra opción es ahorrar tiempo y dinero tomando clases privadas, por lo menos para aprender lo básico. Podrás enseguida juntarte a un grupo intermedio/avanzado, donde los otros alumnos ya estarán hablando en portugués en clase. Cónsultanos para más información.
Clases para Hispanohablantes
Ahorra tiempo y dinero aprendiendo portugués a partir del español. Imersión total, con clases en portugués,
materiales específicos para hispanohablantes, y profesores nativos con larga experiencia ensinando ambos idiomas.
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Saturdays, 10:0am-12:00pm CST
Curso Básico para Hispanohablantes (Online)
Los alumnos aprenderán la pronunciación, gramática básica y vocabulario para describirse a si mismos y a otros, hablar de sus gustos y hábitos, expresar emociones y planes para el futuro. Además de hablar de sus orígenes y eventos en el pasado, también aprenderán a expresar sus planes viajes, preguntar e indicar sobre caminos y ubicaciones, además de describir donde viven (desde su casa hasta su país). Este curso prepara el futuro viajero a disfrutar más aún de su visita a Brasil.
***Este curso es el equivalente a los 4 niveles de los cursos "beginners" para hablantes de inglés, lo que significa un ahorro de $900 y de 8 meses***
Sábados, de 10:00am a 12:00pm CST
27/09/2025 - 20/12/2026
Curso de 12 sesiones (24 horas)
Inversión: $540
(Opción de 4 pagos de $135, con AfterPay®)